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Meligala: Ayios Ilias

PK	C130
TITLE	Meligala: Ayios Ilias
WGS84	37.225954° N, 21.965932° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.225954, 21.965932
LON/LAT	21.965932, 37.225954

DMS

37° 13' 33.4344" N

21° 57' 57.3552" E

W3W	restraints, overseer, tong
UTM	34 S, 585691, 4120376
EGSA87	319394, 4121589

Elevation m	115
Elevation feet	377.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 143    '...prehistoric settlement.'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 139    'Some very worn MH and LH III sherds were identified among the surface pottery ... '
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170    'Very worn BA sherds ... '
4.    Wall.   Simpson [1981], 139    ' ..., where thick wall foundations, probably ancient, were traced in two places, running down the slopes.'
5.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170    ' ..., where thick wall foundations (probably ancient) were observed.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 139,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  ' ... was spread over an area at least 80 m. east to west by 50 m. on the top and the west and southwest slopes, ... '

- Messenia III  p. 143,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  '...over an area at least 80 m. E to W by 50 m., ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'Very worn BA sherds ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'Some very worn MH and LH III sherds were identified among the surface pottery ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH LH III (A-B)'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 144, 'The flat base of a stemmed bowl in reddish clay may be early LH.'

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'Some very worn MH and LH III sherds were identified among the surface pottery ... '
    b.    Messenia III: 144, 'Some finer pink and buff wares seem to belong to LH III.'

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH LH III (A-B)'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH LH III (A-B)'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Messenia III: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Explorations in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1964-1968’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr., 1969), pp. 123-177., '32C. Ayios Ilias (Meligala)', pg. 143. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 224 Meligala: Ayios Ilias', pg. 139. Online here.

3. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'D 206 Meligala: Ayios Ilias', pg. 169. Online here.